How stigma affects healthcare access for transgender sex workers

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1147-1152

  Roche, Kirsten ^a   Keith, Corey ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Sex work; Sex workers; Stigma; Stigmatisation; Transgender

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PROSTITUTION; STEREOTYPING; TRANSSEXUALISM;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; STEREOTYPING; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84912564863     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.21.1147     Document Type: Article

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